The Netflix four-part animated World War II series “The Liberator” landed on the streaming […]
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Going Rogue: Intel analyst Ed Keith left his desk job to join troops in battle
Intel analyst Ed Keith left his desk duties to take part in combat operations and was severely wounded
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Book Review: The Frontiersmen Who Couldn’t Shoot Straight
Gregory Michno pulls no punches in his assessment of traditional frontier heroes like Crockett and Boone
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Kuno, a British Military Working Dog, Awarded Highest Honor for Service Animals
The military dog charged through a maelstrom of bullets to take out an insurgent, saving the lives of many British soldiers
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To Keep Her Family Together, a German Baroness Joined the Lowly Ranks of Army Camp Followers
In 1777, a high-born wife takes her youngsters to North America to find her husband, a German officer fighting under British command. What could go wrong?
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This Mysterious Object Looks Like a Weapon—But It’s Actually Art
Curators at The National World War II Museum solve readers’ artifact mysteries.
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How George Washington’s Thanksgiving Proclamation Caused a Ruckus in Congress
President George Washington happily agreed to Congress’ request for a national day of thanksgiving in 1789. His opponents declared that he’d overstepped his constitutional bounds.
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Interview: Tony Horwitz / Revisiting Confederates in the Attic
America’s fascination with the Civil War may not have changed much since Tony Horwitz […]
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Book Review: The Three-Cornered War
Megan Kate Nelson looks at Confederate Brig. Gen. Henry Hopkins Sibley’s invasion of New Mexico and concurrent Indian campaigns
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Have You Always Wanted to Drive a WWII-Era Tank? Here’s Your Chance
Christmas has come early for WWII equipment aficionados. With the American Heritage Museum’s introduction […]